Just a question.... Or maybe a rant! Lol...We are in Palm Springs and because of the heat the campground is near empty. MANY empty sites! I am in a park where you drive around and pick your own site. Not assigned. I am in a site about 4 up from the end. There are 15 sites past me. I am here for 3 weeks. For some reason people keep pulling in RIGHT next to us. The sites that are all empty are all the same but within a day of someone leaving, here comes someone else crowding in next to us with empty sites all around (both sides)! What is with that? Someone suggested it is the "wagon train" mentality. I think people are just so darn used to living on top of each other in the city. What do you think?:h

I think some people go camping to get away from it all but, are terrified of being alone.

So next time pick a place with larger sites if you can't deal with someone camping next to you.

I think wagon train mentality sounds good :)drag some big old tree limbs into both sites on either side of you --heehee

Same thing as the parking lot at Wally World. I hate to have any of my doors dinged, so I always park way out away from all the other vehicles. Every time I come back out of the store, there will be cars all around me.Same at the beach. You find a wide open space away from the crowd to put down your blanket or towel, and within a few minutes some one will be right next to youJack L

People are for the most part almost (especially newer campers) totally ignorant of some of the basic campground etiquette procedures. One being, "park at least ONE site away from other campers if open sited permit". Kind of like not cutting thru occupied camp sites, cleaning up after your dog, etc. etc. etc.

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mockturtle
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2014
Happens to me all the time. Totally empty campground (except for me) and someone pulls in right next door. Is it my magnetic personality? :B

I know we have recently had this rant but it's worth ranting about again. Yes, you have the 'right' to park next to another RV in an empty campground. But please don't!
newman_fulltime
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2014
this is funny i had a customer come in requested two sites on for him one for his buddy.Well his buddy showed up and his first words i dont want by anybody
We_Cant_Wait
Explorer
Sep 23, 2014
People are for the most part almost (especially newer campers) totally ignorant of some of the basic campground etiquette procedures. One being, "park at least ONE site away from other campers if open sited permit". Kind of like not cutting thru occupied camp sites, cleaning up after your dog, etc. etc. etc.
NanciL
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2014
Same thing as the parking lot at Wally World.
I hate to have any of my doors dinged, so I always park way out away from all the other vehicles.
Every time I come back out of the store, there will be cars all around me.

Same at the beach. You find a wide open space away from the crowd to put down your blanket or towel, and within a few minutes some one will be right next to you

Jack L
FunnyCamper
Explorer II
Sep 23, 2014
I think wagon train mentality sounds good :)

drag some big old tree limbs into both sites on either side of you --heehee
jfkmk
Explorer
Sep 23, 2014
So next time pick a place with larger sites if you can't deal with someone camping next to you.
gbopp
Explorer
Sep 23, 2014
I think some people go camping to get away from it all but, are terrified of being alone.

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